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  1. Scott_C

    carrying a powder flask????

    From what I've read over the years, I'd say they carried extra guns, and extra pre-loaded cylinders rather than extra powder, ball, etc., on their person. Keep the flask, etc., in your saddlebag.
  2. Scott_C

    Black powder in Omaha

    There is also a Bass Pro Shop across the river in Council Bluffs IA, a Scheels west of town just off of Dodge St, and a place called Guns Unlimited... I'm not sure IF they will have black powder, but can bet they'll at least have Pyrodex &/or Triple Seven if that helps any. Might be best to...
  3. Scott_C

    Southeast fire-drill wood?

    This is a listing of suitable woods from Ellsworth Jaeger's Wildwood Wisdom pg 136 (©1945, mine is 14th ed, 1966; it is being reprinted currently ppbk)- "Friction Firewoods: There are certain woods that make fire by friction more easily than others. These woods, in the order of their...
  4. Scott_C

    carrying powder(hunting)

    You can make a speedloader easily from river cane with a cork, a block of wood with 4-5 charge holes drilled in it and carve plugs for each one, or for something more modern: PVC pipe with one end cap glued on the other loose. I too carry my patched round balls in a bullet block so the lube...
  5. Scott_C

    cold weather

    Pour powder down; place dry patch and push down with ramrod; push down bullet (patched ball or lubed bullet) with ramrod. Keeps the lube from reaching the powder and causing problems.
  6. Scott_C

    cold weather

    I forgot to note that placing a dry patch between the powder and the patched ball (or lubed bullet) helps a lot too.
  7. Scott_C

    cold weather

    I always use blackpowder but my father uses Triple Seven powder. The Nebraska muzzleloader season is all of December, and by the end of the month it is often between -10° & -20°. No problem with either of these powders igniting or changing trajectory from what we've noticed in the field.
  8. Scott_C

    Shot my Great Plains for the first time!

    You can make powder chargers from a number of items depending upon how historically accurate you wish to be... I have seen them made from river cane, bamboo, PVC water piping (I think they used 1/2" water pipe with one cap glued solid and the other loose), even 35mm film cans... One fellow had...
  9. Scott_C

    Striker's Delivered

    Mike will be missed by many. His posts were always well said, well thought and showed a lifetime of interest in historical pursuits. Sincere condolences to his family & friends...
  10. Scott_C

    Making a Shooting Bag

    The Book of Buckskinning VI (ed by Wm Scurlock, Rebel Publishing Co ISBN 1-880655-01-2) 1st Chapter- The Traditional Hunting Pouch by Steven M Lalioff
  11. Scott_C

    What would be....

    Think small and light - small bag, small 'day'horn and the bearest of accoutrements for a min. of shots: upland birds, maybe a dozen charges? Simplist of extras: turn screw, extra flints, ball/shot & powder. Perhaps a game bag or game strap to bring home the game.
  12. Scott_C

    Carry of Tomahawk

    Some make a simple blade cover of a folded piece of leather with whangs to tie around the handle under the head. Tucked thru the belt would be the most common way to carry depending upon your persona.
  13. Scott_C

    Mystery C&B Pistol Case

    For a 5-shot Patterson maybe?
  14. Scott_C

    Homemade patch lube recipes?

    IF you are going to leave the weapon loaded for a weekend or so: place a dry patch over the powder and then placing your lubed bullet or patched ball. It keeps the lube from getting to the powder.
  15. Scott_C

    Deerskin Rifle Cover

    try Cabelas.com otherwise, they have a fringed deerskin one...
  16. Scott_C

    Ticks / Sleeping / Tents

    We have ticks too, and I'm darn sure I can pick one up while walking thru the local Wal-Mart parking lot. I've gotten them fishing in a boat, camping, hiking, and even sometime while mowing my lawn in town. Just another pest you have to get used to, and check yourself carefully whenever you can.
  17. Scott_C

    Flintlock pistol accoutrements

    Most of the folks we study/reinact are frontiersmen of one sort or another. They carried rifles with perhaps a pistol as a backup along with their knife and belt axe. But someone carrying only a pistol, or two, wasn't a frontiersman in the way we typically think of. A pistol is typically not...
  18. Scott_C

    haversack yet again

    Basically, the haversack was a military item of use, for the soldier to carry his daily food ration in... There are questions as to how often it was used by cilivians (IE: lack of documentation). I do know that 'naturalists' and 'botanists' (whether professional or amateur) sometimes noted...
  19. Scott_C

    Fur Trade Books

    Chittenden and Hafen are classics - highly recommended for those interested in the fur trade.
  20. Scott_C

    Food containers

    Post Rider, I have used canvas bags for about 10 years now. I like them because I can wash them when they get too scanky (which I cannot do with leather). Make sure to label them either with ink or different colored ties to make it easier in camp.
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